My films

The 'My films' feature allows you to build a personal list of films from the Moving Image Archive catalogue. To add films to your list use the 'Add to my films' button on the full description page for each film or in your search results.

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Films with full length videos

		BONSPIEL CURLING, ABERFOYLE [T2359] Television footage of the Grand Match bonspiel on Lake of Menteith in 1979, including aerial shots of the frozen lake.	Onsite only	1979 sound col
		CINE CAMERA IN INDUSTRY, the [0476] How the cine camera is used in industry, for example in advertising and in time and motion studies. Includes shots of a lifeboat designed for use with tankers undergoing fire testing.		1955 sound bw
		HIRAM'S HOLIDAY [10469] Amateur comedy about an American tourist whose wallet is stolen, and he has to work in the hotel to pay for his stay.	Onsite only	1968 sound col
		ICE SKATING, Craiglockhart [6545] Amateur footage of skating and ice hockey on Craiglockhart Pond in the winter, and rowing boats in the summer.	Onsite only	1935 silent bw
		LONGWALL MINING EQUIPMENT FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA [2906] Anderson Mavor employees show their Chinese colleagues how to construct longwall mining equipment, in the Anderson Mavor factory, Motherwell.	Onsite only	1974 silent col
		LUICHART AND MEIG; GAMMIES AT NORWOOD STRICHEN [4645] Detailed evidence [mostly in black and white] of the construction of Luichart Power Station and Meig Dam by Logans of Dingwall. Also shows Logan staff working in the office, in the canteen, and workmen at their trades. The film also contains a short colour section of the Logan family walking in their garden.	Onsite only	1952 silent bwcol

Films without videos

		GLIDER [6522] Amateur general views of a glider launch and various other planes taking off from a rather uneven field, watched by a large crowd.		1935 silent bw
		IF THE HAT FITS [6436] Two reels amateur comedy film on the theme of cooking.		1976 sound col
		LAST WEEKEND, the [6435] Amateur short film about a hotel manager who finds himself performing all roles - from receptionist to barmaid - in the hotel. At the end he has had enough and leaves.		1980 sound col
		LEIGH [6648] Amateur general views family visit to friends or family in England. General views house, street, people, large suspension bridge and visit to zoo.		1960 silent bw
		MESSAGE, the [6410] Amateur fiction film about a man finding a message in a bottle in a loch which leads him to a woman just further along the lochside.		1968 silent col
		MURPHY FILM, a [5845] Family film covering four seasons, mostly in the family garden with day trips including zoo sequence.		1939 silent col
		SALMON FISHING BY THE RING NET METHOD [1681] Salmon fishing by the ring net method on Loch Feochan, Argyllshire.		1952 silent bw